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U.S. voters still blame former President George W. Bush more than Obama for the deteriorating situation in Iraq, where militants from the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant have swept across much of the northern and central part of the country. Fifty-one percent of voters blame Bush for the current crisis in Iraq, while 27 percent blame Obama.

Most voters also think that the administration’s move to withdraw troops from Iraq in 2011 was the right decision. Fifty-eight percent of voters said withdrawing all troops was a good decision, compared to 37 percent who said it was the wrong decision.

The survey shows an American public that remains wary of U.S. intervention in Iraq. Sixty-three percent of respondents — including a majority in both parties — oppose committing combat troops in Iraq. Fifty-six percent of voters also say that getting involved in Iraq is not in the U.S. national interest.

The White House has repeatedly vowed not to send combat troops into Iraq but has sent hundreds of military advisers and troops to provide increased security at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and at Baghdad International Airport.

The survey was conducted June 24-30 with 1,446 registered voters on landlines and cellphones. The margin for error is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.